Bio
Judy on the set of The Stoning of Soraya M.
Judy Rhee is a Production designer who has developed her film design sensibility working for some of the most innovative and acclaimed filmmakers in the industry. As an Art Director, Judy's credits include such notable films as My Blueberry Nights, directed by Hong Kong visionary Wong Kar Wai; The Hours, directed by Stephen Daldry; Requiem for a Dream, from Darren Aronofsky; and Todd Solondz's Storytelling.
Equally at home in high-scale dramas and independent comedies, Judy was the art director on David O. Russell's breakthrough film, Flirting with Disaster, while she was part of the team on The Hours honored with an Excellence in Production Design nomination from the Art Directors Guild in 2003.
Her recent Production Design credits include, Stoning of Soraya M., directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh, which was runner up to Slumdog Millionaire for the People’s Choice Award at the prestigious Toronto Film Festival in 2008.
The Greatest, directed by Shana Feste, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009. In an article written by Todd McCarthy, lead reviewer for VARIETY called her work, “first rate.” THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER wrote, “Technical contributions are eloquent under Feste's mature hand, most splendidly Christophe Beck's luminously sad score and production designer Judy Rhee's apt depiction of the family's outer and inner core”.
Judy began working on independent films while still in school and has for the past 20 years also worked extensively in Commercials, Print and TV. Her vast experience as a Production Designer on commercials includes ad campaigns for L'Oreal, Amex, Victoria's Secret, Nike and UPS, during which she worked with the high-profile directors, Wes Anderson, John Waters and Spike Lee.
Her most recent TV work includes the family sit-com by Tyler Perry, Meet The Browns, which is currently showing on TBS.
Although most of her work has been in film production, she has also worked as a Sculptor for an underwater sculpture park in Cozumel, Mexico and a Videographer in Antarctica on a personal documentary and in Florida during the presidential elections of 2004 for Election Protection.
Her work can be best described as intuitive and multi-layered. “My design process starts from the inside-out, to convey the inner lives and history of the characters to help support the visual story.”
Originally from Los Angeles, Judy graduated from Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, with a BFA in Film/TV While at NYU, she also studied at Pratt Art Institute and School of Visual Arts.
Judy currently resides in Brooklyn, NY.
